There are three types of tenses

• Present Tense: It means things which are happening now.

➢ In present tense sentence words like Am, Is, Are, Do, Does, Has, Have, or 1st

form of verb is used.

➢ With singular noun, “does” is used.

▪ Example: He does not want to eat food.

➢ With plural noun, “Do” is used.

▪ Example: They do not want to eat food.

➢ With singular noun, verb is used with “s” or “es”.

▪ Example: Ram wants to eat food.

▪ Example: Riya sings a song.

▪ Example: He goes to gym every day.

➢ With Plural Noun, verb is used without “s” or “es”.

▪ Example: Ram and Shyam want to eat food.

▪ Example: Girls sing a song.

▪ Example: They go to gym every day.

More Examples of Present Tense:

1. The sun rises in the east.
2. Ducks love water.
3. Students go to school by bus.
4. Ravi plays football.
5. I am eating mango.
6. Rudra likes singing.
7. Shraddha loves music.
8. Rani is singing a song.
9. They have to go to swimming class.
10. We eat breakfast in the morning.
11. Where are you going?
12. Rita has long hair.
13. Our house has big windows.
14. We have a cricket match today.
15. I am going to study.

• Past Tense: It means things which happened before.

▪ In past tense sentence words like Was, Were, Did, Had or 2nd form of verb is used.

▪ If “did” is used in the sentence, then 1st form of the verb is used.

Examples of Past tense sentences:

1. Mom cooked food for us.
2. I lost my bag in the school.
3. Shikha forgot to bring her pen.
4. I was very tired after playing.
5. She went to swimming class yesterday.
6. Who invented the smart phone?
7. I purchased a new dress yesterday.
8. I washed my hands before eating food.
9. She went home alone.
10. Rakesh was the winner last year.
11. Dev was sick yesterday.
12. I did not complete my work.
13. I had a very bad experience.
14. My friend’s did not come to my house.
15. My birthday was on Sunday.

• Future Tense: It means things which will happen in future.

➢ In future tense sentence words like Will, Shall, will be, shall be are used with 1st form of verb.

➢ “Shall” is used with pronoun “I” and “we”.

➢ “Will” is used with all other Nouns and Pronouns.

Examples of Future tense sentences:

1. They will go to school tomorrow.
2. I shall sleep after eating food.
3. Painters will finish painting next week.
4. We shall play after lunch.
5. I shall not come to your home.
6. You will enjoy in the zoo.
7. Sam will come to my home tomorrow.
8. You will become fat if you eat too much.
9. My father will be busy on Sunday.
10. It will be very hot in summers.

Changing the sentence into Present, Past and Future Tense:

Tip 1. For present tense use Is, Am, are. To make Past tense change it to was or were. To make it Future tense change it to Shall be or will be.

1. Present tense: I am eating food.
2. Past Tense: I was eating food.
3. Future Tense: I shall be eating food.

Tip 2. Use 1st form of the verb for Present tense. Change it to 2nd form for Past tense. To make it future tense use Shall or will with 1st form of verb.

1. Present tense: I go to gym.
2. Past Tense: I went to gym.
3. Future Tense: I shall go to gym.

Tip 3. For present tense use Have or Has. To make Past tense change it to Had. To make it Future tense change it to Shall.

1. Present tense: I am eating food.
2. Past Tense: I was eating food.
3. Future Tense: I shall be eating food.

Examples of Present Past & Future Tense of a sentence :

Example 1 : 

• I am eating.
• I was eating.
• I will be eating.

Example 2 : 

• I study my book.
• I studied my book.
• I will study my book.

Example 3 :

• Ram is playing football.
• Ram was playing football.
• Ram will be playing football.

Example 4 :

• Suresh goes to school.
• Suresh went to school.
• Suresh will go to school.

Example 5 :

• I am a good player
• I was a good player
• I shall be a good player

Example 6 :

• Tina is a good student
• Tina was a good student
• Tina will be a good student